These Li'l Ivory strips are a sign of how creative and daring advertising comic strips could be in the late forties and fifties. I have tried to showcase as many as possible here, but I still do not get the impression they or the artists who did them get the appreciation they deserve. This series seems to have been originated by Paul Fung Sr., who died in 1945. I have more if you follow the label.
Showing posts with label Paul Fung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Fung. Show all posts
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Pretty Soap
Wednesday Advertising Day.
These Li'l Ivory strips are a sign of how creative and daring advertising comic strips could be in the late forties and fifties. I have tried to showcase as many as possible here, but I still do not get the impression they or the artists who did them get the appreciation they deserve. This series seems to have been originated by Paul Fung Sr., who died in 1945. I have more if you follow the label.
These Li'l Ivory strips are a sign of how creative and daring advertising comic strips could be in the late forties and fifties. I have tried to showcase as many as possible here, but I still do not get the impression they or the artists who did them get the appreciation they deserve. This series seems to have been originated by Paul Fung Sr., who died in 1945. I have more if you follow the label.
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Lots of Fung
Wednesday Advertising Day.
A couple of newly scanned oddball ads. The first one seems to be by Dik Browne in a different style than his usual one. The princess has his unique look, though. The Dumb Dora ads are by Paul Fung and delightful as ever. I showed one more in color and a couple of Paul Fung's other ads in previous posts. I also added two of those in black and white.
A couple of newly scanned oddball ads. The first one seems to be by Dik Browne in a different style than his usual one. The princess has his unique look, though. The Dumb Dora ads are by Paul Fung and delightful as ever. I showed one more in color and a couple of Paul Fung's other ads in previous posts. I also added two of those in black and white.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Old School Advertising
Wednesday Advertising Day.
Yesterday I showed some Polly and Her Pals dailies from 1941. One of the artists who worked on the daily strip, was Paul Fung Sr. His pleasant but unremarkable style was excellentally suited for advertising comics, where he spend a lot of tim ein the forties (before his young and untimely death).
Yesterday I showed some Polly and Her Pals dailies from 1941. One of the artists who worked on the daily strip, was Paul Fung Sr. His pleasant but unremarkable style was excellentally suited for advertising comics, where he spend a lot of tim ein the forties (before his young and untimely death).
Thursday, January 16, 2014
For The Fung Of It
Wednesday Advertising Day.
I think this shiney new ad for Ponds Cream is by Paul Fung, which would make it one of his later ones, before his untimely death in 1944 at the age of 47.
I think this shiney new ad for Ponds Cream is by Paul Fung, which would make it one of his later ones, before his untimely death in 1944 at the age of 47.
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Dumb Luck
Wednesday Advertising Day
In my search for the artist who could have drawn the Fireball Twigg ad series in 1948 and 1949, one of the first names that came up ws Paul Fung. Fireball was a clear Blondie imitation and Fung had worked as Blondie creator Chic Young's assistant in the late twenties and taken over his strip Dumb Dora when he left to start Blondie. Although he surrendered the strip to Bill Dwyer in 1932, he drew the character again in the early forties for an ad campaing. So Fung had the connection to Young and the experience in drawing ad strips. Only one thing didn't fit. Paul Fung died in 1944 at the age of 47, 4 years before Fireball Twigg.
So here is Dumb Dora from 1942.
Wednesday Advertising Day
In my search for the artist who could have drawn the Fireball Twigg ad series in 1948 and 1949, one of the first names that came up ws Paul Fung. Fireball was a clear Blondie imitation and Fung had worked as Blondie creator Chic Young's assistant in the late twenties and taken over his strip Dumb Dora when he left to start Blondie. Although he surrendered the strip to Bill Dwyer in 1932, he drew the character again in the early forties for an ad campaing. So Fung had the connection to Young and the experience in drawing ad strips. Only one thing didn't fit. Paul Fung died in 1944 at the age of 47, 4 years before Fireball Twigg.
So here is Dumb Dora from 1942.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Nothing To Get Upset About
Wednesday Advertising Day.
I have paid attention to the Postum and Mr. Coffee Nerve ads pretty thoroughly in the early years of this blog. But it still run into a new one every now and then and I am dumping a new load here today. Onde day I hope to go through my archives and compile a neat long post with all of the different ads and series together. Until then you will have to use the tags to see more of your favorites.
In this loas we see more of the Joys and Glooms series, which seem to have been drawn by Paul Fung Jr. (although he was pretty young at the time these started). At least it is consistent with the Fireball Twigg series I think he drew as well and the Blondie comic strip which he drew in the fifties.
There is also a new early 1941 Mr. Coffee Nerves that does not seem to have been drawn by Milt Caniff and Noel Sickles, which indicated that there was an effort to replace them when they stopped doing the series under the Paul Arthur name.
of course there are some more Mr. Coffee Nerves ads from his return in the late forties, when Lou FIne drew him. BUt more importantly, there is a whole new set of historicly themes ads by an artist I can't yet place from 1949.
Wednesday Advertising Day.
I have paid attention to the Postum and Mr. Coffee Nerve ads pretty thoroughly in the early years of this blog. But it still run into a new one every now and then and I am dumping a new load here today. Onde day I hope to go through my archives and compile a neat long post with all of the different ads and series together. Until then you will have to use the tags to see more of your favorites.
In this loas we see more of the Joys and Glooms series, which seem to have been drawn by Paul Fung Jr. (although he was pretty young at the time these started). At least it is consistent with the Fireball Twigg series I think he drew as well and the Blondie comic strip which he drew in the fifties.
There is also a new early 1941 Mr. Coffee Nerves that does not seem to have been drawn by Milt Caniff and Noel Sickles, which indicated that there was an effort to replace them when they stopped doing the series under the Paul Arthur name.
of course there are some more Mr. Coffee Nerves ads from his return in the late forties, when Lou FIne drew him. BUt more importantly, there is a whole new set of historicly themes ads by an artist I can't yet place from 1949.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Fundie
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Everytime I look at Blondie, I am impressed by the liveness of the drawing and how funny it can be. But somhow, I never want to have a look at it. There is something so inherantly bland about this strip, that it repulses the reader. I think the best years are in and around the fifties, especially in the Sundays. There is a lot of very good action cartooning going on, that later seems to have disapeared. Another thing you can not see here, is that you should really see this strip in it's (usually) four tier wide panel version instead of the three tier square one. The wider version really lets the action breathe. Why anyone would think you ca just cut down those panels, is beyond me.
Tuesday Comic Strip Day.
Everytime I look at Blondie, I am impressed by the liveness of the drawing and how funny it can be. But somhow, I never want to have a look at it. There is something so inherantly bland about this strip, that it repulses the reader. I think the best years are in and around the fifties, especially in the Sundays. There is a lot of very good action cartooning going on, that later seems to have disapeared. Another thing you can not see here, is that you should really see this strip in it's (usually) four tier wide panel version instead of the three tier square one. The wider version really lets the action breathe. Why anyone would think you ca just cut down those panels, is beyond me.
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